Pale Blue Eyes

There is a song by a group called Velvet Underground, entitled 'Pale Blue Eyes'. The tone is one of regret, loss even. Listening to it provoked unexpected emotion and I felt as if I needed to write something down. This poem was written without much thought. I knew it was about love and loss, but I didn't know the story. That was the beauty of it.

All I see is your pale blue eyes A sullen whisper, a rumbling groan There you are, in my heart Nothing more, than a song How could you, be so cruel As to see, my heart you rule Do you know, how it feels To see, what is no longer real I cannot, imagine why You would be so damn wry What is it, that makes you sing That song up on the mountain, Heavenly embrace, majestic and suave, Beauty that skips a beat, that makes my heart...grow chilled Let it take you, let it take you Now close your eyes See what you do not Open your ears Hear what is distraught Dance in sunlight, never glance away See what God has done, to take your breath away He gave me you...oh how I love To hear your song, of pale blue eyes Pale and blue, now gone askew A fate so cruel, unearthly to bear The beats of life, count one, two, three And then you're gone, no more mine Return to the dust, you must for all In the sky, you sing, I hear It rains and my eyes open My ears close and I hear no more I see what I want, I cannot bear A love so strong, words are not well Unite so swift, we cannot tell My ears are closed, and then my eyes My senses yours, my spirit guides Happy once again, my love in sight Your pale blue eyes Once again mine

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A very nicely written poem . I think the rhyming sequence flows rather than sounding forced , which isn't always an easy thing to do . And then there's that song - so utterly beautiful unto itself . And I think you rose to the challenge here , since the concept you have here is extremely common , but you did a great job in making it yours and yours alone . (: Great job .

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